Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Food Scene

Intimate BYOB with incredible northern Italian cuisine. Put your name in then walk across street and have a drink at Londons bar.
23 locals recommend
A Mano
2244 Fairmount Ave
23 locals recommend
Intimate BYOB with incredible northern Italian cuisine. Put your name in then walk across street and have a drink at Londons bar.
Great sandwiches, bagels and casual lunch spot.
40 locals recommend
Rybread
1711 Fairmount Ave
40 locals recommend
Great sandwiches, bagels and casual lunch spot.
Open, airy seat yourself space with free wifi, good lunch choices and good coffee. Good spot to work away from home.
137 locals recommend
OCF Coffee House
2100 Fairmount Ave
137 locals recommend
Open, airy seat yourself space with free wifi, good lunch choices and good coffee. Good spot to work away from home.
Cheap pizza and other greasy fare. Very casual.
19 locals recommend
Fairmount Pizza and Grill
2000 Fairmount Ave
19 locals recommend
Cheap pizza and other greasy fare. Very casual.
Best pizza. Try the mushroom pie. Very casual and inexpensive. Good for kids.
21 locals recommend
Luigi's Pizza Fresca
2401 Fairmount Ave
21 locals recommend
Best pizza. Try the mushroom pie. Very casual and inexpensive. Good for kids.
Best value ice cream and Philly water ice.
31 locals recommend
Philly Flavors
2004 Fairmount Ave
31 locals recommend
Best value ice cream and Philly water ice.
You can get breakfast or lunch, pick up high end provisions like steaks, fresh fish, great cheese or artisanal pasta.
79 locals recommend
Tela's Market & Kitchen
1833 Fairmount Ave
79 locals recommend
You can get breakfast or lunch, pick up high end provisions like steaks, fresh fish, great cheese or artisanal pasta.
Great non traditional bar food in a Beautiful new space. About a 10 minute walk from the house.
58 locals recommend
Bar Hygge
1720 Fairmount Ave
58 locals recommend
Great non traditional bar food in a Beautiful new space. About a 10 minute walk from the house.
Great Mexican food.
65 locals recommend
La Calaca Feliz
2321 Fairmount Ave
65 locals recommend
Great Mexican food.
It's the most iconic, amazing food scene in Philly! Take the bus or Uber/Lyft as parking is tough.
739 locals recommend
Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th St
739 locals recommend
It's the most iconic, amazing food scene in Philly! Take the bus or Uber/Lyft as parking is tough.
Situated in the ground floor of the massive Philadelphian apartment building this place is so kitschy you have to grab breakfast there as an iconic greek diner which hits every food group possible.
23 locals recommend
Little Pete's
2401 Pennsylvania Ave
23 locals recommend
Situated in the ground floor of the massive Philadelphian apartment building this place is so kitschy you have to grab breakfast there as an iconic greek diner which hits every food group possible.
It's a neighborhood gem with ultra fresh, creative sushi, great BYOB , nice atmosphere, sit at the bar and talk to Alex the owner if he's in.
27 locals recommend
Umai Umai
533 N 22nd St
27 locals recommend
It's a neighborhood gem with ultra fresh, creative sushi, great BYOB , nice atmosphere, sit at the bar and talk to Alex the owner if he's in.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice outdoor seating, hip bar.
58 locals recommend
Fare
2028 Fairmount Ave
58 locals recommend
Nice outdoor seating, hip bar.
One of Marc Vetri's slightly more casual but amazing Italian food and bar. An uber car away from our place about five minutes.
58 locals recommend
Osteria
640 N Broad St
58 locals recommend
One of Marc Vetri's slightly more casual but amazing Italian food and bar. An uber car away from our place about five minutes.
Cozy pub with good cocktails and rotating beers on tap with TVs for sports
21 locals recommend
The Black Taxi
745-747 N 25th St
21 locals recommend
Cozy pub with good cocktails and rotating beers on tap with TVs for sports

Essentials

Family run nicely stocked grocery store. Monday – Friday: 8am-8pm Saturday: 8am-6pm Sunday: 9am-1pm
27 locals recommend
Klein's Supermarket
Fairmount Avenue
27 locals recommend
Family run nicely stocked grocery store. Monday – Friday: 8am-8pm Saturday: 8am-6pm Sunday: 9am-1pm

Everything Else

Clean, self checkout, stocked with milk, eggs along with regular pharmacy items.
326 locals recommend
CVS
4314 Locust St
326 locals recommend
Clean, self checkout, stocked with milk, eggs along with regular pharmacy items.
Convenient spot for picking up liquor for all the BYOBs
176 locals recommend
Fine Wine & Good Spirits
411 N 20th St
176 locals recommend
Convenient spot for picking up liquor for all the BYOBs
In the summer this is a pop up garden with food, arts and crafts, hammocks.
317 locals recommend
Spruce Street Harbor Park
301 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
317 locals recommend
In the summer this is a pop up garden with food, arts and crafts, hammocks.

Arts & Culture

It once housed Al Capone
433 locals recommend
Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Ave
433 locals recommend
It once housed Al Capone
It's a beautiful building, great restaurant and lovely outdoor space
560 locals recommend
Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
560 locals recommend
It's a beautiful building, great restaurant and lovely outdoor space
It's around the corner and absolutely stunning.
1164 locals recommend
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
1164 locals recommend
It's around the corner and absolutely stunning.
Who doesn't want to see conjoined twins and all other sorts of medical curiosities.
333 locals recommend
First Food Market
116 S 21st St
333 locals recommend
Who doesn't want to see conjoined twins and all other sorts of medical curiosities.
There's so much to see and experience for everyone.
458 locals recommend
The Franklin Institute
222 N 20th St
458 locals recommend
There's so much to see and experience for everyone.
Who doesn't love dinosaurs!
104 locals recommend
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
104 locals recommend
Who doesn't love dinosaurs!
An amazing overlooked museum which features amazing fossils, taxidermy, skeletons, 19th century curiosities
14 locals recommend
Wagner Free Institute of Science
1700 W Montgomery Ave
14 locals recommend
An amazing overlooked museum which features amazing fossils, taxidermy, skeletons, 19th century curiosities
Brand new and so interactive. A must!
122 locals recommend
Museum of the American Revolution
101 S 3rd St
122 locals recommend
Brand new and so interactive. A must!
The building is beautiful and you can tour UPENN campus after.
110 locals recommend
Penn Museum
3260 South St
110 locals recommend
The building is beautiful and you can tour UPENN campus after.

Parks & Nature

You can walk along the river
250 locals recommend
Schuylkill River Trail
Schuylkill River Trail
250 locals recommend
You can walk along the river
It's a great place to walk, bike or roller blade
23 locals recommend
Schuylkill Banks
2501 Walnut St
23 locals recommend
It's a great place to walk, bike or roller blade
Head up to Valley Green and walk the trails then grab a bite to eat.
315 locals recommend
Fairmount Park
Reservoir Drive
315 locals recommend
Head up to Valley Green and walk the trails then grab a bite to eat.

Sightseeing

Splash fountains in the summer, beautiful architecture, grab a drink at the Ritz Carlton across the street or hot chocolate for the kids.
354 locals recommend
Philadelphia City Hall
1400 John F Kennedy Blvd
354 locals recommend
Splash fountains in the summer, beautiful architecture, grab a drink at the Ritz Carlton across the street or hot chocolate for the kids.
You can eat the most delicious food!
419 locals recommend
Italian Market
919 S 9th St
419 locals recommend
You can eat the most delicious food!
Great green park, lined with terrific restaurants like Parc. Good shopping.
620 locals recommend
Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th St
620 locals recommend
Great green park, lined with terrific restaurants like Parc. Good shopping.